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Pain and regret

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

As I continue to nosedive…

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“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.”

- Jim Morrison

“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.”

- Paulo Coelho

“People so seldom say I love you. And then it’s either too late or love goes. So when I tell you I love you, it doesn’t mean I know you’ll never go, Only that I wish you didn’t have to.”

“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.”

- Fulton Oursler

“If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.”

- Mercedes Lackey

“Regret is an odd emotion because it comes only upon reflection. Regret lacks immediacy, and so its power seldom influences events when it could do some good.”

- William O’Rourke

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